Scott Shuchart
Scott Shuchart
Policy, Litigation, Opinion. So many opinions.

Policymaker. Lawyer. Advisor.

 
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Of Interest

John Feere maybe needs to get a grip.

Good discussion of our efforts at DHS CRCL to stop family separation in Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Michael D. Shear’s book Border Wars (p.258).

Building Meaningful Civil Rights and Liberties Oversight at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,” Center for American Progress report, April 2, 2019

Language Access Has Life-or-Death Consequences for Migrants,” Center for American Progress report (with Tom Jawetz), Feb. 20, 2019

A Conversation with Former DHS Official Who Resigned over Family Separation,” interview with Nick Schwellenbach at the Project on Government Oversight, Dec. 5, 2018

How Trump’s Border Decisions Represent ‘Completely New’ American Policy,” NewsHour segment on family separation and border protests, Nov. 26, 2018

Chaos on the Border,” 60 Minutes segment on the family separation policy, Nov. 25, 2018

Careless cruelty: Civil servants said separating families was illegal. The administration ignored us,” my article for the Washington Post, Oct. 25, 2018

CAP Welcomes Scott Shuchart as Senior Fellow for Immigration Policy Oct. 22, 2018

I quit my job at DHS June 26, 2018

Resume

Years of experience in civil rights, immigration, litigation, and analytic philosophy.

Experience

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
(Acting) Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs and Policy
Counselor to the Director
2022–now

Kids in Need of Defense
Senior Director for Legal Strategy
2018–2022

Center for American Progress
Senior Fellow 2018–2019

Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
Senior Advisor
2010–2018

Yale Law School
Clinical Lecturer in Law and Supreme Court Clinical Fellow
2008–2010

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Associate
2006–2008

Altshuler Berzon LLP
Natural Resources Defense Council Fellow
2004–2006

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Law Clerk to Hon. Marsha S. Berzon
2003–04

 

Education

Yale Law School
J.D., 2003

Oxford University
B. Phil, 2000

Harvard College
B.A., 1997

 

Bar memberships and Such

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals
9th and 2nd Circuits

U.S. District Court
S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y., D.Conn.      

State of New York

District of Columbia

Security Clearance

 
 
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Contact

scott@scottshuchart.com or try this form if you just want to troll me

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